Koha Kokiri

Koha Kokiri
Personal information
Full name Koha Kokiri
Nickname The Kiwi
Born (1976-06-07) 7 June 1976
Porirua, New Zealand
Home town Perth
Australia
Darts information
Playing darts since 1996
Darts 23 Gram Target
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music "Dancing on the Ceiling" by Lionel Richie
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2008–2012
PDC 2012–
PDC premier events - best performances
World Ch'ship Last 64: 2016
Other tournament wins
New Zealand Open 2009
Oceanic Masters 2015
Ted Clements Open 2010
WDF Asia-Pacific Cup Singles 2010
West Coast Classic 2016
DPA World Series Qualifier 2017
DPA Australian Pro Tour Western Australia 2017

Koha Kokiri (born 7 June 1976 from Porirua)[1] is a New Zealand born Australian professional darts player based in Perth, Australia.

Career

Kokiri won the men's singles at the 2010 WDF Asia-Pacific Cup in Tokyo, Japan, seeing off Morihiro Hashimoto 4–1 in the final.[2]

Kokiri defeated Warren Parry in the final of the 2015 Oceanic Masters to qualify for the 2016 PDC World Darts Championship.[3] He played former world champion Steve Beaton in the first round, losing 3–0.[1] Kokiri won the 2016 West Coast Classic by beating Adam Rowe and lost 6–3 in the final of the Perth Open to David Platt.[4][5] He played in the Perth Darts Masters, but was knocked out 6–1 by Dave Chisnall in the opening round.[6] Who played in the 2017 Melbourne Darts Masters but knocked out 6–3 by James Wade and the 2017 Perth Darts Masters but was knocked out stages by 6–0 by Daryl Gurney.

World Championship record

PDC

References

  1. 1 2 "Kiwi Koha Kokiri pushes former champion at darts world championship". Stuff.co.nz. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "2010 WDF Asia-Pacific Cup Singles Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ryder & Kokiri Claim DPA Wins". PDC.tv. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "2016 West Coast Classic Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "2016 DPA Perth Open Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "2016 Perth Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
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